University of Sydney

The University of Sydney
Coat of arms[1]
Latin: Universitas Sidneiensis[2][3][4]
Motto
Latin: Sidere mens eadem mutato[1]
Motto in English
"The stars change, the mind remains the same"[1]
TypePublic research university
Established1 October 1850; 174 years ago (1850-10-01)[5]
AccreditationTEQSA[6]
AffiliationGroup of Eight (Go8)
Academic affiliations
EndowmentA$4.43 billion (2023)[7]
BudgetA$3.07 billion (2023)[8]
VisitorGovernor of New South Wales (ex officio)[9]
ChancellorDavid Thodey[10]
Vice-ChancellorMark Scott[11]
Academic staff
3,735 (2023)[8]
Administrative staff
5,316 (2023)[8]
Total staff
9,051 (2023)[8]
Students68,421 (2023)[8]
Undergraduates39,990 (2023)[8]
Postgraduates24,781 (2023)[8]
3,650 (2023)[8]
Location
Sydney
,
New South Wales
,
Australia[12]

33°53′15″S 151°11′24″E / 33.88750°S 151.19000°E / -33.88750; 151.19000
CampusUrban, regional and parkland[12]
ColoursOchre Charcoal
Sporting affiliations
MascotSimba the Lion[13]
Websitesydney.edu.au

The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania.[14] One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the world's first universities to admit students solely on academic merit, and opened its doors to women on the same basis as men.[15] The university comprises eight academic faculties and university schools, through which it offers bachelor, master and doctoral degrees.

Five Nobel and two Crafoord laureates have been affiliated with the university as graduates and faculty.[16] The university has educated eight Australian prime ministers, including incumbent Anthony Albanese; two governors-general of Australia; 13 premiers of New South Wales; and 26 justices of the High Court of Australia, including five chief justices. The university has produced 110 Rhodes Scholars and 19 Gates Scholars. The University of Sydney is a member of the Group of Eight, CEMS, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

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  2. ^ Records of The Tercentenary Festival of Dublin University. Dublin, Ireland: Hodges, Figgis & Co. 1894. ISBN 9781355361602.
  3. ^ Anderson, Peter John (1907). Record of the Celebration of the Quatercentenary of the University of Aberdeen: From 25th to 28th September, 1906. Aberdeen, United Kingdom: Aberdeen University Press (University of Aberdeen). ASIN B001PK7B5G. ISBN 9781363625079.
  4. ^ Actes du Jubilé de 1909 (in Swiss French). Geneva, Switzerland: Georg Keck & Cie. 1910. ISBN 9781360078335.
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